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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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